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RECREATION. 



has manifested by going into this kind of 

 a match that he would never try to save 

 the life of anything, man or beast. If he is 

 a doctor of medicine, it would be well for 

 sick people to leave him out. 



These hunters are said to have killed a 

 large number of hedgehogs. Brave hunt- 

 ers ! You can kill a hedgehog with a club ; 

 and that creatures calling themselves men 

 should go out and murder these innocent, 

 useful, stupid, little beasts with guns, in a 

 side hunt, is almost beyond comprehension. 



The only pleasant feature /of the report 

 is that these 2-legged skunks killed a num- 

 ber of the 4-legged kind. 



I have read my story in December Re- 

 creation, and frankly admit I did wrong 

 in being such a hog, and killing so many 

 squirrels; but at that time I did not realize 

 what I was doing. I will never kill more 

 than I really want. I thoroughly appre- 

 ciate the way you roast the game hogs, and 

 trust you may continue to do so for the 

 sake of those who are not so greedy. 



J. S. Johnston, Jr. 



Deputy Game Warden R. M. Wark, of 

 Harrison, Idaho, arrested I. N. Coplen and 

 Wm. Pratt in their camp on the St. Joe 

 river for killing deer out of season. He 

 took them before Justice Frost, of Harri- 

 son, who promptly gave them a case of 

 cold feet. He fined Coplen and Pratt $100 

 each and costs, and it will probably be a 

 cold day when they go before Justice Frost 

 again. 



Hunting licenses were issued early in the 

 season to W. H. Brewin, J. E. Haines, C. 

 H. Standard, D. Eldridge, L. R. McCoy, J. 

 D. Barnes. H. R. Fisher, A. Burhans, F O. 

 Gilmore, M. Vielehi, Floyd Straley> M. L. 

 Pollitt, Frank Lockwood, Samuel Haines, 

 O. Ague, F. Sollenberger, Charles Luker, 

 George Gladwell. 



M. K, Canton, 111. 



October ist guns resounded all day from 

 the woods about West Brookfield. Sports- 

 men who had been longing for the day 

 made an early start for favorite hunting 

 grounds. Dr. Clement E. Bill and party 

 drove to game grounds in adjoining towns. 

 William D. Foster returned with a well 

 filled bag. 



G. W., Worcester, Mass. 



Altoona sportsmen had great luck with 

 turkeys last October. Harry Bartley, R. H. 

 Metz and J. A. Lafferty each killed a large 

 bird ; George Coon, Fred Hill and Harry 

 L. Stewart got 2 apiece. 



C. S. H., Altoona, Pa. 



enjoyed a successful hunting trip last fall, 

 returning with a large -number of coons, 

 squirrels and grouse. 



R. M., Altoona, Pa. 



Sheriff Costigan, James Cunningham and 

 George Fowler hunted the Cheyenne bot- 

 toms near Hoisington, securing a large 

 number of ducks. 



A. W. S, Ottawa, Kan. 



C. L. Bent does not have to go hunting 

 for birds. He bagged 4 black ducks from 

 his office window one day last October. 



B. C. B., Gardner, Mass. 



I should like to hear from any of your 

 readers who -have taken a course in the 

 Northwestern School of Taxidermy. 



A. J. Perrine, Indianola, la. 



Charles D. Case spent part of October 



hunting at Chateaugay lake. He brought 

 home a doe weighing 186 pounds. 



S. W. C, Fort Edward, N. Y. 



James McFeely is one of our lucky 

 sportsmen. He made a number of excep- 

 tionally good bags last season. 



E. R. D., Altoona, Pa. 



Charles A. Mason and John Nesbit spent 

 2 weeks deer hunting in the vicinity of 

 Elmsville, N. B., last October. 



A. S., Cambridge, Mass. 



Walter C. Coons and Albert Peters are 

 the champion opossum hunters of Haverhill. 

 They bagged 7 in one night. 



W. H. R., Ironton, Ohio. 



The best coyote hunting is in Nevada, 

 along the C. P. R. R., about Kelton, and 

 West of Salt Lake. 



F. D. Shepherd, Salt Lake, Utah. 



Councilman Wm. E. Donmoyer killed a 

 number of wild ducks at Stover's Dam, 

 North Lebanon. 



C. J. H., Lebanon, Pa. 



Fred Crowell had a few days' success- 

 ful hunting on the Cape early in the 

 season. R. F., Bro^'ion, Mass. 



R. F. Warren, of Friendsville, Pa., got 4 

 wild turkeys in 2 days' hunting last season. 

 B. M. B., Chambersburg, Pa. 



Carl S. Taylor and H. M. Smith were 

 among our luckiest hunters last season. 

 K. C. C, Altoona, Pa. 



William Hetrick, of 1520 Third avenue, 



Mr. G. Leland spent 10 days last fall 

 hunting in the Schroon lake region. 



G. B. H., Glens Falls, N. Y. 



